Children in skate shoes....

Guess they must not be too popular around here I have heard of them but havent had any problems with kids wearing them.

I don't know how much they cost, but a lot of people around here have really good incomes. So, perhaps they're expensive. I can't keep up with the salaries most of these people make, lol.

I was gonna post about these today too!

I was in Wal-Mart and this little snot ran right into me!
She didn't even say sorry or anything.
Just turned and skated off!
My 9yr old wanted them but I won't let him have them.
I know he wouldn't listen enough to not do it in store...(At least I admit my son's a brat )

I have seen signs in stores that says "No Heelies Allowed"

Heh, I totally need to get the stores around here onboard.

My boss's spoiled rotten bratty grandchildren have those $%*^) things. She lets them go all over the salon in them, even during the busiest times. She thinks the little monsters can do no wrong. I wonder if she will think differently when one of them knocks down one of her clients or employees and she gets sued.

You know, the sad thing is, I think before things start to change, it's going to take someone getting sued. I hear people say all the time, "people are just to sue happy these days" (and in some cases, I do agree) but yet, sometimes it takes something like that happening to change things.

OTOH, I guess that means I'll always have a job market..

I hate those things. It seems like here almost every kid has them. I was in the grocery store aftre work with Lee last week and this kids was on a pair. His came flying past me and them slid on his knees on the floor in front of me. And then wouldn't move. I loudly siad EXCUSE ME!! and glared at his mother who quickly got him up but never apologized. Parents need to get their kids under control.

I mean, I guess parents get tired sometimes... I know my ex-friend (and that's a whole other story).. she just got tired of dealing with her little boy, who wasn't particularly bad .. well, sometimes he was, but mostly was just high energy. And she just didn't have the energy to keep up. But I think part of it comes from them not knowing how to start correcting them at an early age, and getting ahead of the game, as it were. I mean, she wouldn't have had to spend nearly as much energy correcting him and chasing after him if he respected the word no as she did if she told him no and then he did whatever it was repeatedly anyway.

IMO, ultimately, it shouldn't matter as to whether they have the shoes or not, because IMO, they should have been told or taught that they can't use them as skates in certain areas, at certain times, et cetera.

Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter

IMO, ultimately, it shouldn't matter as to whether they have the shoes or not, because IMO, they should have been told or taught that they can't use them as skates in certain areas, at certain times, et cetera.

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Sometimes they just need a spanking!

I hate them too. Yesterday in the store the girls were skating along in front of their parents who think its perfectly fine. They make me nervous not just about gettiing clobbered by someone wearing them, but also because the kids could get really hurt especially since they're not wearing helmets. Kids on our street go barrelling down the hill with them and I'm just waiting to hear the ambulance. Fortunately, my kids don't want them. Yeah!

Originally Posted by Snuzy

I hate them too. Yesterday in the store the girls were skating along in front of their parents who think its perfectly fine. They make me nervous not just about gettiing clobbered by someone wearing them, but also because the kids could get really hurt especially since they're not wearing helmets. Kids on our street go barrelling down the hill with them and I'm just waiting to hear the ambulance. Fortunately, my kids don't want them. Yeah!

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Sorry, had to tell you that those babies are just too cute.. makes you want to smooch 'em all over their little mischievious faces! If you need someone to babysit....

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

I wish I had them, they are so cool

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I'm SOOOOO glad you were the first poster to say this as I would a pair of these
Do they do them in size 11

btw, I agree about the problems caused by children using them in supermarkets but I blame the parents and not the shoes

Originally Posted by silentNate

I'm SOOOOO glad you were the first poster to say this as I would

a pair of these

Do they do them in size 11

btw, I agree about the problems caused by children using them in supermarkets but I blame the parents and not the shoes

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I hate kids running in stores, with regular shoes on. It's the kids/parents not the shoes. The shoes are a cool idea, and their not skates, it's only 1 wheel in each shoe, also it can be taken out for school. Our 9 yr old wanted them for x-mas, I got them on sale black friday for $60, a fortune for shoes for her, mind you. But she really wanted them. Now I holler, get those heelies on and get out there & practice!!! I want her to get my $60 worth before her foot grows out of them.

Originally Posted by ClaireBear

I don't think there's anything wrong with the shoes, it's the parenting. I know plenty of kids who have heeley's. They don't use them in inapropriate places because they have been taught not to. It's the parents that don't teach thier kids discipline and good behavior that are the problem.

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Yep, you are right, parents are just not parenting their children any more, some of them are just brats.

OMG DH hates these shoes. He is sooooo afraid he will hit one with his car. They just zoom right by without looking or caring.

It is completely true that it's the way children are raised, but I've got to say, I think heelies allow them to go a lot faster, therefore allowing them to affect more of an immediate area than they would if they had to run it, hehe.

I agree with the others who said that it's not the fault of the shoes, but the fault of the parents. If the parents are going to allow their children to be brats and run wild with no supervision, they'll do that with or without the shoes. When I worked in the restaurant we had plenty of bratty kids running around the place and into waiters...and that was well before the days of Heelies.

That said, whenever I see a kid in them I'm amazed at how lazy we're letting our kids become. It's too much effort for them to walk now...so they have to have shoes with skates in them. And we wonder why we have a childhood obesity epidemic.

Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter

Sorry, had to tell you that those babies are just too cute.. makes you want to smooch 'em all over their little mischievious faces! If you need someone to babysit....

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I wish. Those babies are long gone to new homes. I was their foster mom.
I know I have to get a new siggy with my new kitty and dog, but just haven't done it yet. (Besides, I love seeing them again too!)